On the 25th anniversary of the first landing on the moon, the story of the first men to visit another world. Through the eyes of the astronauts training to land on the moon, this book reveals previously unknown personal details, as the author chronicles the Apollo missions from their disaster-plagued beginnings, through their spectacular climax to their premature end. From flamboyant prankster Pete Conrad to scientist Jack Schmitt, who had to prove he was made of the right stuff to go to the moon, memorable characters abound. With consummate ease, the author makes technological details accessible to the lay person and gives each aspect of the moon voyage, from a Saturn V lift-off to the euphoria of a moon walk, a minute-by-minute feeling of excitement.